钒微合金化低碳贝氏体钢的连续冷却相变特性

 采用热膨胀法测定6种不同成分低碳贝氏体钢的连续冷却转变(CCT)曲线。CCT曲线表明,加入微量硼能使含钒低碳贝氏体钢在大于03℃/s的冷速下获得贝氏体组织,而V-N微合金化的低碳贝氏体获得全贝氏体的临界冷速要高于V-B钢,且贝氏体转变的开始温度也要较V-B钢高20℃左右。在含钒、氮低碳贝氏体钢中加入钼、铬将会促进钢的贝氏体相变,但钼的作用要优于铬;钼、铬的加入可使含钒、氮低碳贝氏体钢的贝氏体转变温度降低至少30℃,且贝氏体组织得到了细化,钢的维氏硬度也提高了HV10~30。     

Influence of Microalloying Elements (Nb,V, Ti) on Yield Strength in Bainitic Steels

In order to study the influence of microalloying elements in bainitic high strength steels, seven steels with different contents of V, Ti, Nb and N were investigated. The steel 35 CrMo 4 (C=0.38; Mn=0.82; Si= 0.25; Cr=0.83; Mo=0.17, all in wt.%) was used as reference steel. CCT diagrams were determined by dilatometric tests at different cooling rates, and the maximum and minimum cooling rates for bainite formation were determined. With regard to tensile tests, the presence of precipitates in the bainitic microstructure contributed to raising their yield strength, as was found by comparing the results for all the steels with the reference steel which did not contain microalloying elements. The yield strength can be predicted by an Orowan expression.     

钛、铌、硼对低碳贝氏体钢组织与性能的影响

以C-Mn钢和700 MPa级低碳贝氏体钢成分为基础成分,通过调整微合金元素含量,实验室条件下熔炼浇注钢锭,并采用TMCP技术轧制钢板,研究了微合金元素钛、铌、硼对低碳贝氏体钢组织与性能的影响。结果表明,随着铌含量的增加,贝氏体含量增加,晶粒变细,材料的抗拉强度、屈服强度与韧性均增加;随着钛含量的增加,贝氏体含量增加,抗拉强度、屈服强度提高,韧性的变化与是否进行回火处理有关;硼有利于形成板条贝氏体组织,硼含量增加能提高强度,但有损韧性。     

Interrelations of cooling rate,microstructure, and mechanical properties in four HSLA steels

The present study was carried out on four steels containing 0.1 pct C-1.5 pct Mn-0.003 pct B* in common, with additions of 1 pct Cr, 0.5 pct Mo, 0.25 pct Mo + 1 pct Cr, 0.2 pct Ti + 1 pct Cr. They were designated, accordingly, as Cr, Mo, Mo-Cr, and Cr-Ti steels. All the steels exhibited a complete lath martensite microstructure with thin interlaths of retained austenite (≈0.05 pct) in the quenched condition. The normalized microstructures, granular bainite, contained massive areas of ferrite and granules of bainite laths. Both microconstituents contained a fine dispersion of cementite particles (size ≈50 Å) together with high dislocation densities. A mechanism explaining their for-mation has been given. The Cr steel, due to its low hardenability, showed in addition polygonal ferrite in the neighborhood of the so-called M-A constituent (twinned martensite and/or austenite). The annealed microstructure (using a cooling rate of 0.033 °C s^?1) of the Cr steel consisted of coarse ferrite-pearlite. Addition of 0.2 pct Ti to the Cr steel markedly refined the structure, whereas an addition of 0.25 pct Mo altered the microstructure to ferrite-lower bainite. In the 0.5 pct Mo steel, polygonal ferrite was found to be completely missing. The mechanical properties of the four steels after quenching, normalizing, and annealing were investigatedvia hardness and tensile test mea-surements. An empirical equation, relating the ultimate tensile strength to the steel composition, for steels that had granular bainite microstructures in the normalized condition, was proposed. The fracture surfaces exhibited cleavage and variable-size dimples depending on the microstructure and steel composition.     

Effect of alloying elements on the microstructure‐property relationship in thermomechanically processed C‐Mn‐Si TRIP steels

The effect of additions of Nb, Al and Mo to Fe‐C‐Mn‐Si TRIP steel on the final microstructure and mechanical properties after simulated thermomechanical processing (TMP) has been studied. The laboratory simulations of discontinuous cooling during TMP were performed using a hot rolling mill. All samples were characterised using optical microscopy and image analysis. The volume fraction of retained austenite was ascertained using a heat tinting technique and X‐ray diffraction measurements. Room temperature mechanical properties were determined by a tensile test. From this a comprehensive understanding of the structural aspect of the bainite transformation in these types of TRIP steels has been developed. The results have shown that the final microstructures of thermomechanically processed TRIP steels comprise ~ 50 % of polygonal ferrite, 7 ‐12 % of retained austenite, non‐carbide bainitic structure and martensite. All steels exhibited a good combination of ultimate tensile strength and total elongation. The microstructure‐property examination revealed the relationship between the composition of TRIP steels and their mechanical properties. It has been shown that the addition of Mo to the C‐Si‐Mn‐Nb TRIP steel increases the ultimate tensile strength up to 1020 MPa. The stability of the retained austenite of the Nb‐Mo steel was degraded, which led to a decrease in the elongation (24 %). The results have demonstrated that the addition of Al to C‐Si‐Mn‐Nb steel leads to a good combination of strength (~ 940 MPa) and elongation (~ 30 %) due to the formation of refined acicular ferrite and granular bainite structure with ~7 ‐ 8 % of stable retained austenite. Furthermore, it has been found that the addition of Al increases the volume fraction of bainitic ferrite laths. The investigations have shown an interesting result that, in the Nb‐Mo‐Al steel, Al has a more pronounced effect on the microstructure in comparison with Mo. It has been found that the bainitic structure of the Nb‐Mo‐Al steel appears to be more granular than in the Nb‐Mo steel. Moreover, the volume fraction of the retained austenite increased (12 %) with decreasing bainitic ferrite content. The results have demonstrated that this steel has the best mechanical properties (1100 MPa and 28 % elongation). It has been concluded that the combined effect of Nb, Mo, and Al addition on the dispersion of the bainite, martensite and retained austenite in the ferrite matrix and the morphology of these phases is different than effect of Nb, Mo and Al, separately.     

控轧控冷工艺对铌钛微合金钢组织和性能的影响

采用金相、图相仪、透射电镜和相分析等方法,系统地研究了不同控轧控冷条件对铌、钛复合微合金化低碳热轧钢板的组织和性能的影响规律;分析了不同工艺条件下铌、钛碳氮化物的析出行为;探讨了微合金钢的强化机制;提出了更佳的控轧控冷工艺参数。研究结果对开发高强度、高成形性能的汽车钢板具有参考价值     

Effects of Microstructure on CVN Impact Toughness in Thermomechanically Processed High Strength Microalloyed Steel

Investigation on the correlation between microstructure and CVN impact toughness is of practical importance for the microstructure design of high strength microalloyed steels. In this work, three steels with characteristic microstructures were produced by cooling path control, i.e., steel A with granular bainite (GB), steel B with polygonal ferrite (PF) and martensite-austenite (M-A) constituent, and steel C with the mixture of bainitic ferrite (BF), acicular ferrite (AF), and M-A constituent. Under the same alloy composition and controlled rolling, similar ductile-to-brittle transition temperatures were obtained for the three steels. Steel A achieved the highest upper shelf energy (USE), while large variation of impact absorbed energy has been observed in the ductile-to-brittle transition region. With apparently large-sized PF and M-A constituent, steel B shows the lowest USE and delamination phenomenon in the ductile-to-brittle transition region. Steel C exhibits an extended upper shelf region, intermediate USE, and the fastest decrease of impact absorbed energy in the ductile-to-brittle transition region. The detailed CVN impact behavior is studied and then linked to the microstructural features.     

微合金元素对700MPa级低碳贝氏体钢组织与性能的影响

通过对700 MPa级低碳贝氏体钢静态CCT曲线及不同冷却速度下组织的分析,研究了两组不同Ti、Nb含量的低碳贝氏体钢的组织、性能。结果表明,Ti、Nb含量的增加促使抗拉强度、屈服强度提高,但是Ti含量过量时对低温冲击功是不利的;wTi=0.015%-0.025%、wNb=0.04%-0.05%可满足700 MPa级别低碳贝氏体钢的强度与韧性要求,该成分钢在TMCP处理后采用回火工艺,可以获得理想的力学性能。     

Evolution of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Thermomechanically Processed Ultrahigh-Strength Steel

In the present study, low carbon microalloyed ultrahigh-strength steel was manufactured on a pilot scale. Transformation of the aforesaid steel during continuous cooling was assessed. The steel sample was thermomechanically processed followed by air cooling and water quenching. Variation in microstructure and mechanical properties at different finish rolling temperatures (FRTs) was studied. A mixture of granular bainite and bainitic ferrite along with interlath and intralath precipitation of (Ti, Nb)CN particles is the characteristic microstructural feature of air-cooled steel. On the other hand, lath martensitic structure along with a similar type of microalloying precipitates of air-cooled steels is obtained in the case of water-quenched steel also. The best combination of strength (1440 to 1538 MPa) and ductility (11 to 16 pct) was achieved for the selected range of FRTs of water-quenched steel.     

1200 MPa新型Nb-V微合金化贝氏体钢轨钢的组织转变及性能

利用膨胀仪并结合金相法和硬度法,测定了新型Nb-V微合金化贝氏体钢轨钢20mm板(/%:0.24C,0.39Si,1.86Mn,0.007S,0.002P,1.36Cr,0.33 Mo,0.04Nb,0.11V)的连续冷却转变(CCT)曲线,研究冷却速度0.04～4.0℃/s对钢的显微组织及硬度的影响。结果表明,试验钢Bs点温度低于400℃,当冷却速度在0.1～0.8℃/s,试验钢可获得全贝氏体组织,符合贝氏体钢轨的合金设计原理;试验钢的轧态显微组织以板条贝氏体为主,还有少量的马氏体,其强度、塑性、韧性、硬度各指标匹配较好,满足现行贝氏体钢轨相关技术条件的要求。     

Understanding contribution of microstructure to fracture behaviour of sintered steels

Abstract

Microstructural features of sintered steels, which comprise both phases and porosity, strongly condition the mechanical behaviour of the material under service conditions. Many research activities have dealt with this relationship since better understanding of the microstructure–property correlation is the key of improvement of current powder metallurgy (PM) steels. Up to now, fractographic investigation after testing has been successfully applied for this purpose and, more recently, the in situ analysis of crack evolution through the microstructure as well as some advanced computer assisted tools. However, there is still a lack of information about local mechanical behaviour and strain distributions at the microscale in relation to the local microstructure of these steels, i.e. which phases in heterogeneous PM microstructures contribute to localisation of plastic deformation or which phases can impede crack propagation during loading. In the present work, these questions are addressed through the combination of three techniques: (i) in situ tensile testing (performed in the SEM) to monitor crack initiation and propagation; (ii) digital image correlation technique to trace the progress of local strain distributions during loading; (iii) fractographic examination of the loaded samples. Three PM steels, all obtained from commercially available powders but presenting different microstructures, are examined: a ferritic–pearlitic Fe–C steel, a bainitic prealloyed Fe–Mo–C steel and a diffusion alloyed Fe–Ni–Cu–Mo–C steel, with more heterogeneous microstructure (ferrite, pearlite, upper and lower bainite, martensite and Ni rich austenite).     

The Structure And Properties of a Thermo‐mechanically Processed Low Carbon High Strength Steel

Research efforts were given towards development of low carbon high strength steels since recent past. The present study deals with the development of a low carbon high strength steel alloyed with Mn, Ni, Mo, Cu and microalloyed with Ti and Nb. The steel was subjected to three stage controlled rolling operation followed by accelerated cooling. The structure and properties of the steel at various processing conditions were evaluated. Microstructural observation reveals predominantly lath martensite along with twinned martensite structure at all processing conditions. High strength values at higher finish rolling temperatures have been obtained due to fine martensitic structure along with tiny precipitates of microalloying carbide and carbonitride. The strength value increases marginally at lower finishing temperature due to comparatively finer lath size of martensite and increased precipitation density of carbides, carbonitrides along with Cu particles. The variation in impact toughness properties at different finish rolling temperatures is found to be negligible at ambient and subambient temperatures. The formation of stable and large TiN/TiCN particles during casting have impaired the impact toughness values at ambient and at ‐40°C temperatures.     

等温淬火温度对超细贝氏体钢组织及耐磨性的影响

设计了一种0.7C的低合金超细贝氏体钢,并通过膨胀仪、二体磨损实验、光学显微镜、扫描电镜、X射线衍射、激光扫描共聚焦显微镜及能谱仪,研究了不同等温淬火温度对超细贝氏体钢的贝氏体相变动力学、微观组织以及干滑动摩擦耐磨性的影响,揭示超细贝氏体钢在二体磨损条件下的耐磨性能和磨损机理.研究结果表明,不同等温温度下的超细贝氏体钢都由片层状贝氏体铁素体和薄膜状以及块状的残留奥氏体组成;随着等温温度的升高,超细贝氏体的相变速率提高,相变孕育期及相变完成时间缩短,但贝氏体铁素体板条厚度增加,残留奥氏体含量增加,硬度值有所降低;超细贝氏体钢磨损面形貌以平直的犁沟为主,主要的磨损机理为显微切削;不同等温温度下所获得的超细贝氏体的耐磨性能都优于回火马氏体,且随着等温温度的降低,耐磨性能提高.其中在250℃等温所获得的超细贝氏体钢具有最优的耐磨性能,其相对耐磨性为回火马氏体的1.28倍.这主要与超细贝氏体钢中贝氏体铁素体板条的细化及磨损过程中残留奥氏体的形变诱导马氏体相变（TRIP）效应有关.      

Microstructure,Mechanical Properties,and Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Si‐Mn‐Cr‐B Cast Steel as a Function of Carbon Concentration

The microstructures, mechanical properties and abrasive wear behaviour of five kinds of Si‐Mn‐Cr‐B cast steels were studied. The steels investigated contained X wt.% C with X= 0.15, 0.25, 0.35, 0.45, 0.55, 2.5 wt.% Si, 2.5 wt.% Mn, 0.5 wt.% Cr, 0.004 wt.%B . The results showed that the A_c1temperatures increased and A_c3 and M_s temperatures decreased with increasing carbon concentration. From the continuous cooling transformation (CCT) curves, it was discovered that the incubation period of pearlitic transformation was prolonged and the transformation curves of pearlite and bainite were separated significantly with rising carbon concentration. At lower carbon concentration, the normalized structure of Si‐Mn‐Cr‐B cast steel consisted mainly of granular bainite and M‐A islands. The normalized microstructures of the cast steel changed from granular bainite gradually to needle‐like bainite, upper bainite, and lower bainite with rising carbon concentration. The tensile strength and hardness of Si‐Mn‐Cr‐B cast steel increased and impact and fracture toughness decreased with increasing carbon content. The wear testing results showed that the wear resistance of Si‐Mn‐Cr‐B cast steel improved with higher carbon content but was obviously unchanged beyond the carbon concentration of 0.45%. The best balance of properties of Si‐Mn‐Cr‐B cast steel is obtained at the carbon concentration range of 0.35 ‐ 0.45%C.     

The Influence of Hot Charging Conditions on Microstructure and Precipitation of High Strength Nb–Ti Complex Microalloyed Steels

A comprehensive microstructure analyses were conducted for hot charging processed Nb, Ti microalloyed steel, especially focusing on the evolution of microstructure and precipitation behavior. Hot charging process was simulated in the laboratory in the current research. Precipitation and microstructure in Ti–Nb microalloyed HSLA steels were investigated in different hot charging temperature conditions using transmission electron microscope (TEM), optical microscopy, analytical transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The results showed that the microstructure consists of fine and homogeneous lath bainite at 1000°C, lath bainite and granular bainite at 900°C. As the hot charging temperature decreased, there appeared a small fraction of proeutectoid ferrite along grain boundary at 800°C. The grain sizes in hot charging are coarse compared with that of 700°C due to the phase transformation didn't occur. The chemical composition of complex carbonitrides changes from Ti rich to Ti–Nb uniform with decreasing temperature.     

工程机械用低碳贝氏体钢Q550的性能与组织分析

介绍了韶钢的Q550高强度工程机械用钢的生产情况,采用低碳,Nb、V、Ti、Mo等微合金化的成分设计,结合控轧控冷、离线回火工艺生产了厚度达到30 mm的Q550钢板,钢板的力学性能满足交货需要。利用光学显微镜、扫描电镜分析了钢板的组织情况,并使用透射电镜结合能谱仪分析了钢板的析出相情况,分析结果表明Q550钢板的回火组织为粒状贝氏体、针状铁素体以及少量多边形铁素体,晶粒细小、均匀,析出相主要是Nb、Ti的碳氮化物,V、Cr对Q550的析出强化没有贡献。     

Carbide precipitation and high-temperature strength of hot-rolled high-strength,low-alloy steels containing Nb and Mo

The effects of a Mo addition on both the precipitation kinetics and high-temperature strength of a Nb carbide have been investigated in the hot-rolled high-strength, low-alloy (HSLA) steels containing both Nb and Mo. These steels were fabricated by four-pass hot rolling and coiling at 650°C, 600°C, and 550°C. Microstructural analysis of the carbides has been performed using field-emission gun transmission electron microscopy (TEM) employing energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The steels containing both Nb and Mo exhibited a higher strength at high temperatures (∼600 °C) in comparison to the steel containing only Nb. The addition of Mo increased the hardenability and led to the refinement of the bainitic microstructure. The proportion of the bainitic phase increased with the increase of Mo content. The TEM observations revealed that the steels containing both Nb and Mo exhibited fine (<10 nm) and uniformly distributed metal carbide (MC)-type carbides, while the carbides were coarse and sparsely distributed in the steels containing Nb only. The EDS analysis also indicated that the fine MC carbides contain both Nb and Mo, and the ratio of Mo/Nb was higher in the finer carbides. In addition, electron diffraction analysis revealed that most of the MC carbides had one variant of the B-N relationship ((100)_MC//(100)_ferrite, [011]_MC//[010]_ferrite) with the matrix, suggesting that they were formed in the ferrite region. That is, the addition of Mo increased the nucleation sites of MC carbides in addition to the bainitic transformation, which resulted in finer and denser MC carbides. It is, thus, believed that the enhanced high-temperature strength of the steels containing both Nb and Mo was attributed to both bainitic transformation hardening and the precipitation hardening caused by uniform distribution of fine MC particles.     

Creation of Air-Cooled Mn Series Bainitic Steels

The development and mechanical performances of new type air-cooled Mn series bainitic steels including granular bainitic steels, FGBA/BG duplex steels, CFB/M duplex steels, medium carbon bainite/martensite steels, cast bainitic steels invented by the authors are summarized. The novel series of bainitic steels are alloyed with Mn, and several series bainitic duplex microstructures can be easily obtained under the condition of air cooling through unique composition design. The invented idea, the principle of alloying design, the strengthening mechanism, and the evolution of the microstructure of new type air cooled Mn series bainitic steels are presented. Furthermore, the applications in different fields of these Mn series air cooled bainitic steels with different strength level are also introduced. It is suggested that the significance of the development of the air cooled Mn series bainitic steel can be summarized as follows： reducing costs of both raw materials and production; good combination of strength and toughness; self-hardening with high bainitic hardenahility by air cooling from hot working without additional quenching-tempering treatment or quenching procedure; large savings in energy resources; and reduced environmental pollution.     

Effect of copper on microstructure and strength and ductility of low alloy wear resistance steel

The effect of copper on the microstructure and strength and ductility of low alloy wear resistance steels without copper and copper bearing was studied. The CCT curve was calculated by JmatPro software. The microstructure was analyzed by OM and TEM and the mechanical properties and ductility were tested by universal tensile testing machine and impact testing machine. The results show that the element of copper increases the stability of austenite and the transformation of ferrite and pearlite is postponed for the copper bearing steel. The microstructure is composed of matensite and lower bainite for the experimental steels and the content of martensite of the steel bearing copper is higher than the steel without copper. There are nano- size precipitations of (Nb,Ti)C and (Nb,Ti,Mo)C in the matrix of the two steels. The yield strength and the impact energy at -60?? of the steel with 0. 49 mass% copper is higher than that of the steel without copper. The element of copper is benefit to improve strength and low temperature ductility for the low alloy resistant steel.     

钼、铬对低碳铌钛微合金钢连续冷却转变行为的影响

 为研究合金元素钼、铬对低碳铌钛微合金钢连续冷却转变行为的影响,采用Gleeble-3800热模拟试验机和热膨胀试验方法,测定了钼、铬含量不同的3种低碳铌钛成分微合金钢在不同冷却速度下的相变点,采用光学显微镜及扫描电子显微镜观察了其转变产物的微观组织,同时结合维氏硬度测试,绘制了动态CCT曲线。结果表明,钼和铬均降低奥氏体向针状铁素体转变的相变温度,并且在冷速大于1℃/s时,钼比铬的作用效果更加明显。钼、铬均能抑制先共析铁素体和珠光体的转变,扩大针状铁素体形成冷速范围,并能够显著细化组织。